Newcastle boss Steve Bruce is facing his old club at a perfect time. They haven’t been this bad since he was in their defenceWhen Ole Gunnar Solskjær was appointed Manchester United manager, he wanted to emulate some of Alex Ferguson’s achievements in the job. The troubles ahead must have felt far away on the opening day of the season, when Arsenal visited Old Trafford on a gloriously sunny August afternoon. Even though Steve Bruce and Robson were missing, United fans were still confident that they would get a result. Ta ra Fergie” – yet he was not on the only angry fan at Old Trafford that day.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2019 14:07 UTC